Monte officially announced the signing of former 500 player Rainwaker, who upset NAVI in his debut match.

Ukrainian CS2 team Monte announced on Tuesday the official signing of 24-year-old Bulgarian player Alex Petrov (ID: Rainwaker). He will replace Lithuanian player Gitis Glussokas (ID: ryu), who switched to Astralis earlier this year, as Monte's new rifler.

Rainwaker also made his debut for Monte in the first season of the BLAST Bounty Tournament on January 14th. In that match, he helped Monte pull off a stunning upset against Natus Vincere with an average personal rating of 1.23. However, Monte subsequently lost to Falcons and was eliminated in the playoffs.

Before joining Monte, Rainwaker's professional career was closely tied to the Bulgarian team 500: he played for 500 twice, accumulating 715 maps and 16,659 rounds over three years, with an average personal rating of 1.13.

Besides 500, Rainwaker has also played for several CS teams, including HEADSHOTBG, FATE, SKADE, and Liquid. To date, he has played on 1966 maps and participated in 50430 rounds, with an average personal rating of 1.12.

With Rainwaker's arrival, Monte's current roster is as follows:

Commander/Rifleman: Jack von Sprekelsen (ID: Gizmy)
Sniper: Aurelien Drepier (ID: afro)
Rifleman: Oscar Bell (ID: AZUWU)
Free agent: Orimas Pipiras (ID: Bymas)
Rifleman: Alex Petrov (ID: Rainwaker)

Coach: Alexander Šimanczyk (ID: kakafu)

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